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Largest US Study of COVID-19: Obesity Single Biggest Chronic Factor

Apr 14, 2020

Factors associated with hospitalization and critical illness among 4,103 patients with Covid-19...

Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for Patients with Severe Covid-19

Apr 14, 2020

Data on 53 Patients Treated With Investigational Antiviral Remdesivir Through the Compassionate...

‘Mixed picture’ in Europe, COVID-19 vaccine at least 12 months off: WHO

Apr 14, 2020

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of new cases of COVID-19 is easing in...

Swiss ICUs face drug bottlenecks as world scrambles for coronavirus meds

Apr 14, 2020

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland faces shortages of medicine including painkillers needed to...

GSK, Sanofi strike deal to develop COVID-19 vaccine

Apr 14, 2020

(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Sanofi SA said on Tuesday they would develop a vaccine...

South Korea set to double supply of coronavirus tests to U.S.

Apr 14, 2020

By Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s SolGent has secured...

AstraZeneca to test impact of cancer drug Calquence on coronavirus patients

Apr 14, 2020

By Aakash B (Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc <AZN.L> said on Tuesday it would start a...

U.N. agencies: 117 million children may miss measles shots due to COVID-19

Apr 13, 2020

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – More than 117 million children could miss out on...

WHO chief says confident U.S. funding will continue in COVID fight

Apr 13, 2020

By Stephanie Nebehay and Silke Koltrowitz GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – The head of the World...

New ventilator-sharing device eases treatment of two COVID-19 patients at once

Apr 13, 2020

By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – A hospital in Connecticut has successfully employed a new 3D-printed device that makes it possible to modify one ventilator for use in two critically ill patients with COVID-19 who have...

CPR in COVID-19 Patients Has a Low Survival Rate

Apr 13, 2020

The overall 30-day survival rate for COVID-19 patients receiving CPR was 4 (2.9%) patients, but...

Epigenetic dysregulation of ACE2 and interferon-regulated genes might suggest increased COVID-19 susceptibility and severity in lupus patients.

Apr 12, 2020

Infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 can result in severe respiratory complications and death. Patients...

WHO is investigating reports of recovered COVID patients testing positive again

Apr 11, 2020

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday...

Two thirds of COVID-19 patients improve after Gilead drug: NEJM

Apr 10, 2020

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – More than two-thirds of severely ill COVID-19 patients saw...

Drugmaker Eli Lilly starts clinical testing of therapies for COVID-19

Apr 10, 2020

(Reuters) – U.S. Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co said on Friday it began clinical testing of...

Coronavirus drug hopefuls are cheap to make but may be in short supply

Apr 10, 2020

By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Drugs being re-purposed in hopes they will help against...

Less than 1% of Austria’s population infected with coronavirus, study finds

Apr 10, 2020

VIENNA (Reuters) – Less than 1% of Austria’s population is infected with the...

Covid-19: Physicians Groups Demand Data on Race, Ethnicity

Apr 9, 2020

That there is racial and ethnic disparity in care is not really news; however, these inequities are now blatantly evident during the Covid-19 pandemic. Seven physician organizations are demanding that the Health and Human...